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Two-Car Garage

Goodbye Two-Car Household; Hello Rideshare and Carshare

A new study from KPMG predicts that the U.S. will go from a majority multi-car household to one where only 43% of households have more than one motor vehicle by 2040, and rideshare and car-share, along with demographic changes, will play key roles.

November 21, 2014 - CNBC

The fronts of three double-decker buses in London

Why Self-Driving Buses Hold More Potential than Self-Driving Cars

An article by Greg Lindsay and Anthony Townsend takes the shine off of self-driving cars and identifies a preferable avenue for autonomous vehicle technology: buses.

November 4, 2014 - Quartz

Holy Autonomous Bicycles Batman!

Recent reports reveal that a Chinese Internet search company known as Baidu is developing a bicycle that will ride itself. The technology could be game changer in Asia—China, for instance, has 551 million bike riders.

July 11, 2014 - Tech In Asia

Innovative Transportation Systems Require Innovative Transit Oriented Developments

As new transportation systems continue to emerge and gain popularity, the sacred cows of land use and transportation planning require radical new thinking, according to Gabe Klein.

July 10, 2014 - CityLab

Self-Driving Cars for Sale by 2020 Says Automaker

Nissan has become the first car company to commit to a date for selling self-driving cars in an announcement this week. And it won't just be one model for sale by 2020, Nissan will produce "multiple 'commercially viable' self-driving vehicles."

September 1, 2013 - USA Today

Planners are Futurists With a Practical Bent

Planners are futurists, but with less pretension and jargon. Our work requires predicting how current trends are likely to affect future conditions and activities, and how communities should prepare. For example, let's predict self-driving cars.

August 16, 2013 - Todd Litman

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